I mean sure seems like something a Harvard rowing team coxswain would be saying is happening.

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      JFC that’s not a little bit of a droop. That’s almost definitely signs of a stroke. A guy I knew at work looked exactly the same after his stroke. Trump looked relatively normal at the u.s. open a few days ago and you’d think after a stroke he’d at least take a week or two off given his advanced age and “robust” health. Maybe it’s bell’s palsy or someone smacked him upside the head with a frying pan?

      Edit: Also this article seems a little on the nose.

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        He can’t take time off. He believes it’ll make him look “weak” and he’ll lose control of the narrative.

        And deliciously, him trying to push through and play strong man will kill him even quicker. I seriously wonder if he’s starting to question his mortality or is just completely ignorant.

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          He disappeared for Labor Day weekend. Like all of it. Not a normal Trump weekend at all. The first interview afterwards was a private interview with a right wing outlet.

          Then the AI facepaint video about Kirk.

          The only thing that doesn’t fit with the coverup is the taking in front of Marine 1 if I have the timeline right.

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          I seriously wonder if he’s starting to question his mortality or is just completely ignorant.

          Given his comments about getting into heaven, he absolutely is.

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        The last time he disappeared for 4 days, everyone assumed he was dead. Now he can’t take any time off, or the rumor mill will really start spewing.

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        If it was done with a frying pan … they should have done the other side too just to even things out and not make it so noticeable.

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      Looking like how my grandpa looked shortly before he died. Granted I’ve said that before and the bastard is still here but here’s to hoping it goes through this time

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      Oof yeah thats an old man who’s unlikely to make enough of a recovery to be doing speeches for a living again. Didn’t see if it’s full body sagittal droop or just facial. Former says stroke, latter says palsy. Like neither is good for him but palsy is manageable, stroke in a 79 year old is entirely likely to be the beginning of the end.

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        Latter can also say stroke, just localized to the area of the brain that controls the facial nerve.

        My hope is that something blows out in his brainstem. If he survives it, there’s no way he’d be able to hide the effects of that.

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        You can see in the clip he checks his left hand with a lift but can’t match it with his right hand. Similarly, he conspicuously doesn’t move his right hand in his most recent recorded speech.

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        I wouldn’t consider this “not sleeping” either. It appears that he’s in some state of mental limbo.

        If this isn’t a stroke, then his doctor should probably check for zombie bite marks.